Trump News for Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Trump foes fear retribution if he's re-elected: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
Donald Trump's foes fear he will seek retribution if he wins re-election. Meanwhile, he has remained silent on the Alabama IVF ruling that is roiling the GOP.
Feb 22, 2024, 11:55 PM
Judge in Trump N.Y. fraud case denies request to pause enforcement of $355M penalty
UPI News
The judge in former President Donald Trump's New York civil fraud case has denied his lawyers' request to delay enforcement of the decision.
Feb 22, 2024, 11:54 PM
Trump moves to dismiss his classified documents indictment, citing presidential immunity
NBC10 Boston
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged a federal judge to dismiss his classified documents case in Florida on the basis of presidential immunity,...
Feb 22, 2024, 11:30 PM
Greene says Trump judge Engoron ‘should be disrobed’
The Hill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after New York Judge Arthur Engoron on Thursday, demanding he be “disrobed” over his $355 million business fraud verdict against former President Trump last week. Engoron ruled that Trump and his company committed business fraud by manipulating the value of assets, including inflating the value of his Florida home,…
Feb 22, 2024, 11:21 PM
The women who could be Trump’s vice president
The Australian Financial Review
There are five key Republican women in line to run with the former president. Most of them fully embrace his political views.
Feb 22, 2024, 11:15 PM
Jan. 6 rioter begging for court leniency says she 'did not even vote for' Trump
Raw Story
For Jessica Reyher Jan. 6, 2021, was a "devastating day" and one where she and others "went too far." In a letter to the judge set to sentence her next week for taking a plea to a felony offense of civil disorder, the 38-year-old expressed her regrets to what transpired on that day, and admitted ...
Feb 22, 2024, 11:05 PM
New York judge won’t delay enforcement of $355M penalties in Trump fraud case
The Hill
A New York judge said Thursday he would not delay enforcement of the multimillion-dollar judgement in former President Trump’s civil fraud case. Trump’s legal team asked Judge Arthur Engoron to push back enforcement by 30 days in order to “protect” the defendants’ appellate rights and “ensure an orderly post judgment process.” “You have failed to…
Feb 22, 2024, 10:55 PM
Biden ties Alabama embryo ruling to Trump
The Hill
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Biden ties Alabama embryo ruling to Trump The turmoil in Alabama over in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the status of frozen embryos continued Thursday as the Biden administration sought to link the situation to former President Trump’s Supreme…
Feb 22, 2024, 10:51 PM
National security lawyers alarmed by Fox News town hall: Did Trump just “disclose classified info?”
Salon
Experts think Trump potentially revealed "classified information about our nuclear weapons arsenal on live TV”
Feb 22, 2024, 10:47 PM
New York’s Attorney-General says she’ll seize Trump’s property if he can’t pay civil fraud debt
The Globe and Mail
Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s ability to pay his mounting legal debts is increasingly murky after back-to-back courtroom losses
Feb 22, 2024, 10:46 PM
'Doing Trump impressions'
New York Post
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) came out against President Biden following reports of a proposed executive order to curb record-setting migrant crossings on the southern border — a move the “Squad” representative said would put him in league with his 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump.
Feb 22, 2024, 10:06 PM
Lara Trump's Bizarre Bedtime Ritual Doesn't Impress CPAC Crowd
The Huffington Post
Many people were skeptical that the former president's daughter-in-law actually leads her kids in the Pledge of Allegiance every night.
Feb 22, 2024, 10:03 PM
Judge rejects Trump’s request to delay finalizing the $355 million civil fraud order
Cable News Network
The judge overseeing the $355 million civil fraud case has denied Donald Trump’s request to delay the judgment for a month.
Feb 22, 2024, 9:51 PM
Sununu says GOP won’t be Trump’s party forever: ‘A‑‑holes come and go’
The Hill
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Thursday he was very optimistic about the future of the Republican Party and the country, saying former President Trump “won’t be here” forever and, at some point, the GOP will no longer be loyal to him. “People confuse the party with Trump,” Sununu said in an interview with…
Feb 22, 2024, 9:35 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for slip that 'disrobed' Trump judge
Raw Story
In an attack on Judge Arthur Engoron for his judgment in Donald Trump's New York fraud trial, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) argued that he should be fired from the judicial system entirely. But the term she used is turning heads. Posting on the social media site "X" on Thursday, Greene argued, ...
Feb 22, 2024, 9:32 PM
Fight or flight: Fearful Trump critics weigh the risk of retribution if he's re-elected
NBC News
Interviews with more than a dozen people who’ve run afoul of Donald Trump reveal deep worry that he will seek revenge if he wins another term.
Feb 22, 2024, 9:30 PM
Trump campaign surrogates sidestep Navalny’s death in the lead-up to the South Carolina primary
NBC News
Donald Trump’s campaign surrogates are avoiding discussing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death ahead of the South Carolina Republican primary.
Feb 22, 2024, 9:14 PM
Nikki Haley should drop out 'for the good of the country'
New York Post
Former 2024 candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) ramped up his calls for Nikki Haley to drop her presidential bid Thursday, arguing she's prohibiting Donald Trump from debating President Biden.
Feb 22, 2024, 9:14 PM
Biden creates anti-Trump war chest
CNBC
President Joe Biden's fundraising operation is being helmed by a "dream team" that has helped create a massive war chest set to take Donald Trump.
Feb 22, 2024, 8:46 PM
GoFundMe brushes off boycott calls over Trump fundraiser as fans try to help ex-prez foot legal bills
New York Post
A fundraising campaign to defray the former president's civil fraud penalties had raised more than $965,000 as of Thursday afternoon
Feb 22, 2024, 8:42 PM
Trump supporters turn out in force at CPAC
The Hill
Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Trump supporters turn out in force at CPAC Former President Trump and his allies are the undisputed stars of the show at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. © Greg Nash/The Hill Throngs of conservatives have headed…
Feb 22, 2024, 8:39 PM
Trump legal news brief: Judge Engoron rejects Trump’s request to delay paying $355 million fraud judgment
Yahoo News
Judge Arthur Engoron rejects a motion by former President Donald Trump that would have granted him a 30-day delay to begin repaying the massive $355 million financial fraud judgment against him.
Feb 22, 2024, 8:33 PM
Dueling pro-Trump factions in Michigan throw the swing state's Republicans into disarray
The Associated Press
The Michigan Republican Party is facing a cash crunch and there's a power struggle within its ranks.
Feb 22, 2024, 8:24 PM
Biden ties Trump tight to the Alabama court’s IVF ruling
POLITICO
The ruling has scrambled GOP politics. And the ex-president has, so far, not commented on it.
Feb 22, 2024, 8:18 PM
Ocasio-Cortez chides Biden for ‘Trump impressions’ on border
The Hill
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) chided President Biden on Wednesday over reports about his plans for handling asylum claims at the border, characterizing them as “Trump impressions.” “Doing Trump impressions isn’t how we beat Trump,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote Wednesday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, in a reaction to a report by CNN that the president…
Feb 22, 2024, 8:14 PM